พราย(praai)
Meanings
1NounB1
water spirit; ghost (folklore)
A supernatural being in Thai folklore, often associated with water or as a type of ghostly spirit.
Examples
เด็กๆdèk dèkเด็กๆdèk dèk1children; kids2childish; immature3easy; trivial (colloquial)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)กล้าglâaกล้าglâa1brave; courageous2to dare3seedling; young plant4bravely; boldlyเล่นน้ำlên náamเล่นน้ำlên náam1to play in the water; splash around2to celebrate Songkran by splashing waterในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)คลองklongคลองklong1canal2natural stream; creek (dialectal/archaic)3classifier: canals/ditchesตอนกลางคืนdton glaang keunตอนกลางคืนdton glaang keun1at night; during the night2nighttime; the night periodเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingกลัวgluuaกลัวgluua1[to] be afraid; fear2afraid; fearfulพรายpraaiพรายpraai1water spirit; ghost (folklore)2shimmer; glimmer (faint light on water/objects)3shimmering; glimmering (soft light)
The children don't dare to play in the canal at night because they are afraid of water spirits (phrai).
2NounB2
shimmer; glimmer (faint light on water/objects)
A faint, quivering, or scattered light, often seen on rippling water, wet surfaces, or weak reflections.
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)นั่งมองnâng mongนั่งมองnâng mong[to] sit and look; [to] sit and watchพรายน้ำpraai náamพรายน้ำpraai náamfoam; small bubbles on waterระยิบระยับrá-yíp-rá-yápระยิบระยับrá-yíp-rá-yáp1twinkling; sparkling; glittering2[to] twinkle; sparkle; glintบนผิวน้ำbon pĭu náamบนผิวน้ำbon pĭu náam1on the water surface2on the surface of the waterตอนเย็นdton yenตอนเย็นdton yen1evening; early evening2in the evening
I like sitting and watching the shimmering light on the water's surface in the evening.
3AdjectiveB2
shimmering; glimmering (soft light)
Emitting a soft, flickering, or sparkling light; glistening faintly.
Examples
เพชรpétเพชรpét1diamond (gemstone)2a diamond (stone/gem)3topaz (archaic/poetic)4jewel; precious stone (archaic/lit.)5excellent; outstanding (figurative)6classifier (diamonds/jewels)บนbonบนbon1on; upon2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)แหวนwăenแหวนwăen1ring (finger jewelry)2toroidal ring/annulus (technical)3classifier: ringsของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herพรายแสงpraai săengพรายแสงpraai săengfaint glow; shimmerสวยงามsŭuay ngaamสวยงามsŭuay ngaam1beautiful; lovely2splendid; elegant (style/design)เมื่อmêuuaเมื่อmêuua1when; at the time that2when (past time marker)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightแสงไฟsăeng faiแสงไฟsăeng fai1electric/artificial light; lamplight2lighting (setup/illumination)
The diamond on her ring sparkled beautifully when it caught the light.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ประกายbprà-gaaiประกายbprà-gaai1spark; glint; gleam2[to] sparkle; glint; gleam3spark (of emotion/idea)4hint; glimmer (figurative)
- spark; glint; gleam
- [to] sparkle; glint; gleam
- spark (of emotion/idea)
- hint; glimmer (figurative)
ผีพรายpĕe praaiผีพรายpĕe praaiwater spirit; water ghost
water spirit; water ghost
แวววาวwaew waaoแวววาวwaew waao1shiny; glossy2[to] shine; [to] gleam
- shiny; glossy
- [to] shine; [to] gleam
แพรวพราวpraeo praaoแพรวพราวpraeo praao1dazzling; alluring (figurative)2sparkling; twinkling
- dazzling; alluring (figurative)
- sparkling; twinkling
ระยิบระยับrá-yíp-rá-yápระยิบระยับrá-yíp-rá-yáp1twinkling; sparkling; glittering2[to] twinkle; sparkle; glint
- twinkling; sparkling; glittering
- [to] twinkle; sparkle; glint